Dr. Julia F. Chen, MD
Vascular Surgery (Vascular Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 112
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Medical school: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Vascular Surgery Physician primary
OK license 42844 · TN license 64587
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK
- Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian Hospital Tahlequah, OK
- Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK
Medical groups
- Ahs Oklahoma Heart LLC (132 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 112
- Services billed
- 312
- Patients’ average age
- 74
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Clopidogrel (clopidogrel bisulfate) Other prescribers in Tulsa, OK | 21 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 19 companies reported 110 payments worth $8,732 in total to this clinician.
| Medtronic, Inc. | $3,501 |
|---|---|
| Centerline Biomedical Inc. | $990 |
| Abiomed | $902 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $879 |
| Endologix LLC | $627 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $573 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $297 |
| Reflow Medical Inc | $200 |
| Food and Beverage | $7,491 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,242 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Centerline Biomedical Inc. May 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging IOPS; IOPS SOFTWARE APPLICATION; IOPS MOBILE CART · VASCULAR SURGERY · travel to NASHVILLE, TN · in-kind | $815 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Jan 9, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Santa Rosa, CA · in-kind | $241 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Jan 9, 2025 | Travel and Lodging ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Santa Rosa, CA · in-kind | $160 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Jan 9, 2025 | Travel and Lodging ENDURANT IIS · Aortic Stent Grafts · travel to Santa Rosa, CA · in-kind | $25.60 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.